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With a voice reminiscent of Johnny Paycheck
and a Waylon Jennings/George Jones vibe,
 how can you go wrong? ...

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From Los Mejores (Spain)
 2011 Best Independent Country Music

Finally we have named the Best International Country Music Awards of 2011 in www.escountry.com.
W.C. Edgar, the ambassador of true Country Music has reached three of these nominations as International Artist of The Year, Best Album "Old School Survivor" and Best Song 'From Where I Sit'. Talent, truth and love for real country music must be recognized today more than ever.
Thank you for your music Mister Edgar!
(Translated by Bing)



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'Honky Tonk Tavern'


 

WC's 10 city 10 day tour of Spain

was a tremendous success.  Thanks to everyone that came out to support us and special thanks to Alex and Back To Texas for the band support!

Honky Tonk InSight Blog

News just in tonight from from HonkyTonkJunkie.com 

2011 HonkyTonkJunkie Music Awards (The Junkies)

In keeping with tradition I am naming the my picks for who I think should have won the Country Music Association (CMA) awards, the anti-CMA’s if you will, on the day after the awards were handed out.  As usual, I have made up my own rules so don’t worry if something on here is more than a year old, they’re based on things I’ve discovered over the past year.  With that, I give you The Junkies.

Album:  W.C. Edgar Old School Survivor.  With a voice reminiscent of Johnny Paycheck and a Waylon Jennings/George Jones vibe, how can you go wrong?  W.C. Edgar is a steel guitar player who has played with everyone from Dale Watson to Tim McGraw who is now going it on his own.  This is one of those records I can’t get enough of and I’m still playing cuts from it as well as from his first album Alcohol of Fame.

Thanks to HonkyTonkJunkie.com for the great writeup!

 

On Tuesday evening October 4th WC Edgar was a special guest on MSNBC's 'THE ED SCHULTZ SHOW'
http://uawcap.youritproz.com/?p=1748
(From WC)
This appearance on the Ed Show on MSNBC happened very quickly. I got the call to do the show about noon one day and the Show happened that evening at about 9:30. They were unable to get a satellite truck to me quick enough so  I had to run to the local NBC affiliate in Wichita and they had me in a seldom used area of the studio.  The problem was that the camera was on my right side and the monitor I was using was way to my left.  To make matters worse, there was at least a 10-15 second delay from the time the others spoke in my ear piece until you could see their mouths move on the monitor way to my left side.  Thats the reason I looked so unprofessional at first always looking to my left.  I got it straight after a few minutes and looked straight at the camera and had a nice time with Ed.  Thanks to my friend Gregg Cockrell from MSNBC for calling on me to do the show because it was a blast.


ATTENTION ALL INTERNATIONAL RADIO STATIONS!
If you are a radio station OUTSIDE the USA that needs a copy of WC Edgar's NEW 'Self Penned' CD 'Old School Survivor' for International Airplay please contact WC  at wc@wcedgar.com  and we will get one right out to you!




WC at Craponne France in July of 2009
Photo Credit: C. g. Majo (France)



Here's a cool slideshow from WC on Tour in Spain in December 2011
It's set to music using another song WC wrote called 'Dallas'.
If my memory serves me correct this show was in Madrid Spain.


WC Edgar Bio

From touring Australia in 2008 to a standing ovation from over 10,000 fans in Craponne France in 2009 to a whirlwind 10 shows in 10 cities in 10 days tour of Spain from December 1-10 2011, Erection Records Nashville recording artist singer-songwriter WC Edgar is the 'real deal' when it comes to country music. WC's bio reads like a who's who in Country Music & has worked as a steel guitarist FOR everyone from Tim McGraw/Alan Jackson/Ty England/Leroy Van Dyke/Dale Watson/Marty Haggard/Jeff Carson/BB Watson/The Country Music USA Show at Nashville's once famed Opryland USA plus many more. As a new artist now out on his own he's just released his second self penned CD 'Old School Survivor' to rave reviews worldwide on May 2, 2011. The first self penned CD 'Alcohol Of Fame featured his longtime friend and country artist Daryle Singletary on a track with him.

Singles that did well from Alcohol Of Fame the first CD were Burn That Bridge that
went to #20 and Close Up The Honky Tonks that went all the way to #9 on the
New Music Weekly Main Country Charts in 2010.
 
CD Reviews: Review from Country Music People Magazine 2011 Old School Survivor WC Edgar Honky Tonk Heartache / Rodeo Game / From Where I Sit /Modern Day Survivor / Gonna Do Some Drinkin' / Puppet On A String / Man In The Backseat / Hicks & Chicks / Dallas / Old School Survivor Producer: Greg Cole Erection Records 36:29 I love everything about this guy. On his CD he states that he drives a 1970 Chevy Pickup and drinks Budweiser Beer. He dedicates the title track - Old School Survivor - to "Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Corporate Radio & everyone else that's really screwed up Real Country Music as we know it". I like the way he doesn't look as though he's going to be a hard-core traditional artist - but he is. I even like that he's named his label Erection Records, and I like that he mentions Mel Street alongside Merle Haggard, Hank Sr. And Ernest Tubb as his biggest influences. I like that he replies to an email requesting a review copy of his latest album with a simple "hell, yeah!" and I like his Paycheck-esque delivery. If all that appeals to you as well, you're probably going to want the latest album by BB Watson's former steel player too. Ten self-written tracks that encapsulate everything that's great about real country music from the twangin' honky-tonk of the opener, to the stone country of the George Jones-ish killer, From Where I Sit, the Waylon influenced Modern Day Saviour, the modern day cowboy song, Rodeo Game, the two-steppin' Gonna Do Some Drinkin', and the" if you don't like my music you can kiss my ass" of Old School Survivor. He's a bit like Dale Watson with long hair. Edgar rocks out a little too much for my liking on Man In The Backseat (about the death of Hank Williams) and Hicks & Chicks, but not so much you'd doubt for one moment that it's country. If I had to pick favourites I'd probably go with the slower material like From Where I Sit, the wonderful Puppet On A String (nothing to do with Sandie Shaw), and the custody battle of Dallas. Highly recommended for any old school survivors but I would have liked a few more than ten tracks. If you missed his debut, Alcohol Of Fame, a couple of years ago, and you hear this, I can guarantee you'll be hunting that down as well. Duncan Warwick

Email  just received from a Real Country DJ in Sydney Australia G'day W.C,Just downloaded "Old School Survivor" from Airplay Direct, Congratulations mate, it's a worthysuccessor to "Alcohol of Fame".I just luurve "Dallas" and the title track. It will be getting plenty of spins on my radio show The Cosmic Cowboy Cafe on 2RRR in Sydney, Australia.There aren't many real deals today in country music but you my friend are one of them - the other is Dale Watson.I reckon Johnny Paycheck will have this album on repeat on the jukebox in heaven. Cheers, Eddie

From Nashville's Music Row Magazine May 9, 2008 W.C. Edgar/Alcohol Of Fame Writer; W.C. Edgar Producer; W.C. Edgar with Greg Cole Publisher; W.C. Edgar Music BMI Universal Vision Entertainment Nashville W.C. Edgar is here to remind us that in Country Music, there should always be room for something like "Alcohol Of Fame". As you might expect from the title tune, Edgar's CD is Hardcore honky-tonk. He's a veteran steel guitarist for artists ranging from Alan Jackson to Dale Watson, from Tim McGraw to Johnny Lee. Now he is at last the front man, and he sings with great conviction, plus he wrote every song solo. As long as there are artists like this still making records, I'm a happy camper.
Robert K. Oermann Music Row Magazine

WC Edgar is a good ol' boy with that rapidly recognized Texas-sized- talent. His Texas Rain is a special treat. This recording is "radio-friendly" ... all the way. -
Bill Mack XM Satellite Radio

UNIVERSAL VISION ENTERTAINMENT/Nashville Nashville Recording Artist WC Edgar W. C. EDGAR BIO & ALBUM Profile: Alcohol of Fame... In a not so perfect world filled with a facade of pretty faced boy bands with absolutely no substance, and lame reality "Idol" shows filled with bad karaoke shower singers, stands a guy at six foot three who's paid his dues in Country Music. WC Edgar has ridden a lot of roads in both rickety vans and million-dollar tour buses since his start in country music playing steel guitar for the likes of Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Marty Haggard, Ty England, Jeff Carson, Dale Watson, Leroy Van Dyke, Johnny Lee as well as The Country Music USA Show at Nashville's once famed Opryland USA. But now, at last, it's his turn. He's the new Country Music Artist and has taken the time to make an album of his own that includes his buddy Daryle Singletary helping him out on the last line of a WC Edgar ballad titled "Mirrors Don't Lie". Remarkably, Edgar wrote every song on the album without the aid of a single co-writer. These aren't just good songs, they're classic ones. He's mastered the sounds and idioms of Country Music in it's rhinestone heyday. Alcohol of Fame is a beacon of traditional Country Music, one that sparkles with fiddles, steel guitars and tales of drinking too much and loving too hard. It's one of the most exciting collections to come down the pike in years. Alcohol of Fame is more than an album, It's an event. Prepare to be astounded! Edward Morris Former Editor Billboard Nashville



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New CD Review from Yesterday & Today Records Australia
Great second album which is right up there with his wonderful debut, ‘Alcohol of Fame’. All songs are by W C and he has very traditional values. “Old School Survivor” is an anti-Nashville rant which is right up there with some of the best of our hero Dale Watson. (I do wonder when someone is going to do an anti-Nashville song called “Shooting Fish in a Barrel!). You have to admire WC’s dedication…”Old School Survivor” is dedicated to “Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Corporate Radio and everyone else that’s really screwed up Real Country Music as we know it.” W C’s voice reminds me of Marty Haggard, which is a compliment. It is that characteristic drop a la Lefty at the end of the line which is something to give goosebumps. He tackles the themes of honky tonk music as good as anyone out there and also does a top rodeo song, appropriately called “Rodeo Game”, about the special breed of “hombre” who competes. “Dallas” is a real tear jerker, a great play on words about the custody of his son. The Cosmic Cowboy, sentimental old fluff that he is has even rated it up there with the David Oxford classic “Don’t Tell the Babies”, the highest accolade you can get. All I can say is
 God Bless W C Edgar!!